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The State Department Meets the Lean Startup – Hacking For Diplomacy

Steve Blank

Army veterans and mid-career MBAs hailing not just from the United States but from countries including Saudi Arabia, India, France, Israel and Austria. How do you get a supply chain manager for a clothing manufacturer to take your call? “We You need to see their pupils dilate!”. They have to tackle a challenge that is new to them.

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The State Department Meets the Lean Startup – Hacking For Diplomacy

Steve Blank

Army veterans and mid-career MBAs hailing not just from the United States but from countries including Saudi Arabia, India, France, Israel and Austria. How do you get a supply chain manager for a clothing manufacturer to take your call? “We You need to see their pupils dilate!”. They have to tackle a challenge that is new to them.

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18 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Word That Could Represent Them and Their Business in 2019

Hearpreneur

On the personal side, I moved to my favorite city, Vienna, Austria, met great new friends and generally had a lot of fun this year. I own several enterprises that make up a conglomerate corporation, so being strategic about priorities and time management were key to staying on track with what I wanted to accomplish professionally in 2019.

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6 Ways To Develop Your Individuality In Business & Give Yourself An Edge In Your Market

YoungUpstarts

At 10:30am I received a phone call from the law firm representing the airport and major airlines in Austria. He specializes in aviation law, finance and international project management. The day I finally quit my job at the airport I was not only sad to quit my job, but I had no idea what to do next. Until the next morning.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The magazine’s “Central Banker Report Card,” which has been published annually since 1994, grades Central Bank governors of 30 key countries, and the ECB, according to an “A” to “F” scale for their performance and success in areas such as inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability and interest rate management.

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On the road again: This month, TNW Europe is in Istanbul, Dublin, Tel Aviv and Vienna

The Next Web

The week after it’s time for the Pioneers Festival in Vienna (Austria), a young startup and technology event put on by START Europe that looks mighty promising. You can find me diving deep into the Israeli startup scene from Monday the 22nd until Friday the 26th. Does it end there? I genuinely hope to see you at one of those events.

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Racism in Tech

Feld Thoughts

My grandparents immigrated from Russia, Germany, and Austria – there were people in those countries trying really hard to kill them before they managed to immigrate to America. I say this not because I’m going to prognosticate about racism, but rather I’m going to tell a story.